Much needed attention addressing stress and tramua, is taking placed in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia. NET Community Care CUA7 located at 3133 Ridge Ave is one of the best resources in the Strawberry Mansion community, thanks to their caring director Carly King and parent support Carmen who connects families with life enhancing resources.
NET partnered with The Institute for Family Professionals and The United Way to present a "NewEyes" workshop to families with youth birth to five years of age in North Central Philadelphia. The goal of the "NewEyes" workshop is to empower families with life coping tools that they can use immedately. Allowing the participants to leave the workshop and see life from a different perspective.
The "NewEyes" workshops are based on the research of Dr. Sandra Bloom of Drexel University Center for Nonviolence & Social Justice. Dr. Bloom introduced Philadelphia to "The Adverse Childhood Study". Dr. Bloom has written a series of books addressing stress, tramua and social services. Her series of eye opening books discuss building santucary. Strawberry Mansion high school will be implementing "The Sanctuary Model" during the 2016-2017 school year.
During the "NewEyes" workshop we learned about different types of stress, techniques to deal with the stress and a safety plan. We can't help others if we don't first help ourselves. We need a safety plan for ourselves and our children. Understanding "Emotional Safety" is important. "Emotional Safety" is surrounding yourself with people who care about and support you while also being aware of what you project about yourself. Healthy stress is welcomed where as chronic stress can lead to toxic stress and cause serious health problems. Being alert to stress factors in our life helps us adapt to the situation in a calming manner. We made a safety plan that is to be put in use everyday to help recognize stress triggers before becoming stressed. The safety plan list five or more things that give us control over the stressful situation. Learning to pause the everyday stressors is key in building coping skills.
We were given a tangle/fidget to help relieve some stress. The tangle allows you to keep moving when asked to sit or stand and pay attention to someone or thing. Science shared from Dr. Bloom suggest that we don't always learn better when sitting still. We also learned how to belly breathe. Breathe in four counts, until belly expands. Hold breathe four counts. Breathe out until belly is empty. Hold Breathe for four counts. Learning to breathe during stressful situations helps build needed oxygen in our brains.
Please consider hosting a "NewEyes" workshop!!
Ms. Stephaine Bey, M. ED from the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual disAbility Services shared resources for infant/toddler early intervention. i also learned about Vroom an online tool and app that assist parents with brain building moments!! Ms. Bey also shared with us "LifeSharing Through Family Living" a program that offers alternative living arrangements to people with intellectual disabilities. Through "LifeSharing" everyone lives in a caring home environment.
NET partnered with The Institute for Family Professionals and The United Way to present a "NewEyes" workshop to families with youth birth to five years of age in North Central Philadelphia. The goal of the "NewEyes" workshop is to empower families with life coping tools that they can use immedately. Allowing the participants to leave the workshop and see life from a different perspective.The "NewEyes" workshops are based on the research of Dr. Sandra Bloom of Drexel University Center for Nonviolence & Social Justice. Dr. Bloom introduced Philadelphia to "The Adverse Childhood Study". Dr. Bloom has written a series of books addressing stress, tramua and social services. Her series of eye opening books discuss building santucary. Strawberry Mansion high school will be implementing "The Sanctuary Model" during the 2016-2017 school year.
During the "NewEyes" workshop we learned about different types of stress, techniques to deal with the stress and a safety plan. We can't help others if we don't first help ourselves. We need a safety plan for ourselves and our children. Understanding "Emotional Safety" is important. "Emotional Safety" is surrounding yourself with people who care about and support you while also being aware of what you project about yourself. Healthy stress is welcomed where as chronic stress can lead to toxic stress and cause serious health problems. Being alert to stress factors in our life helps us adapt to the situation in a calming manner. We made a safety plan that is to be put in use everyday to help recognize stress triggers before becoming stressed. The safety plan list five or more things that give us control over the stressful situation. Learning to pause the everyday stressors is key in building coping skills.We were given a tangle/fidget to help relieve some stress. The tangle allows you to keep moving when asked to sit or stand and pay attention to someone or thing. Science shared from Dr. Bloom suggest that we don't always learn better when sitting still. We also learned how to belly breathe. Breathe in four counts, until belly expands. Hold breathe four counts. Breathe out until belly is empty. Hold Breathe for four counts. Learning to breathe during stressful situations helps build needed oxygen in our brains.
Please consider hosting a "NewEyes" workshop!!
Ms. Stephaine Bey, M. ED from the City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual disAbility Services shared resources for infant/toddler early intervention. i also learned about Vroom an online tool and app that assist parents with brain building moments!! Ms. Bey also shared with us "LifeSharing Through Family Living" a program that offers alternative living arrangements to people with intellectual disabilities. Through "LifeSharing" everyone lives in a caring home environment.
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